Gravity Earns Top Honors from Cinematographers at the 28th Annual ASC Awards
3D from 2D images: After Effects + beyond
Faceripper4D is a newer “custom effect” for After Effects that helps you create 3D from 2D images. …But wait, there’s...
Screen Replacement in After Effects
Although we’re primarily motion graphics artists, After Effects has an ever-growing number of tools that makes what used to...
At the 2014 Editors Retreat, It’s All About You
The Editor’s Retreat 2014 is an exclusive summit for experienced editors. Taking place this February 26th through March 2nd...
Tips for Maintaining Gainful Employment
In the spirit of the New Year and of making the most out of the potential of another circle...
A Q and A about those hard drive docking stations we all use
If you work in post-production then chances are you have one (or more) hard drive docking stations and a...
Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 10.1
Blackmagic Design today announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 10.1 software which adds new editing and 3D stereoscopic features...
3D printing in Photoshop CC
There's a nice update to Photoshop CC now available as part of Creative Cloud for Designers (see resource summary),...
Secondary animation and the principles of animation
Secondary action is ancillary to the primary action of an animation. Secondary actions help to create the illusion of...
After Effects CC version 12.2
Last month, Adobe released another nice incremental update to their video software, including After Effects CC. As motion graphics...
Flowchart tools in After Effects
Many once ignored the Flowchart Panel in After Effects, since it did not actually herald nodes or offer many...
Facilis Technology Launches TerraBlock 6.0 with Advanced User and Volume Management
Today Facilis Technology announced immediate availability of TerraBlock 6.0, the latest iteration of its production-proven shared storage solution. First...
Tracking gestures and screen replacement in After Effects
trackFinger AE is new iOS app (on the App Store) that allows you to record the movements of up to...
Adding Handle to Sound Bites
Whether you’re working on documentaries, reality television, corporate videos, or any of a number of situations where you have...
After Effects 2013: features & requests
With 3 actual updates to After Effects in 2013, it's become difficult for many users to keep track of...